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Nipawin held their regular meeting of council May 14, at the Civic Offices.

A&W Express Street Closures

On June 14, from 5 p.m., until dusk and on Aug. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m., 9th Avenue West between 7th Street West and 8th Street West will be closed. On June 14, A&W will hold their eighth annual Cruisin' The Dub Event & Car Hop Service. On Aug. 23 they will hold a Cruisin' the Dub Day to raise money for the MS Society. No concerns were raised by the public about these street closures and approval was granted by administration in accordance with the administrative approval of repetitive requests policy.

Cumberland College scholarship

The Town of Nipawin will once again sponsor a $500 scholarship for Cumberland College. The amount will be included in the 2013 budget.

Nipawin Fire Department Report

The Nipawin Fire Department responded to eight calls in April. Three of those calls came from within the town of Nipawin. Two were fire related calls and one was for the landfill. The RM of Nipawin saw one fore and two motor vehicle collisions. The department was also called to one motor vehicle collision on the highway as well as one search on the highway as well. The year to date total for the fire department has been 33 calls. In total they have responded to eight fire calls, which include the areas of Nipawin, the RM of Nipawin, Codette, RM of Torch River, Tobin Lake as well as the highway. They have responded to five alarms, 15 motor vehicle collisions, two searches, two landfill related calls and one call listed under "other".

Bylaw Enforcement Report

In the month of April, the bylaw officer has had a total of 34 calls for violations under the public education sector, which includes parking violations, traffic violations, noise, maintenance/occupancy inspections, open/closed, nuisance, off-road vehicle, dog/cat complaints, building permits and business licenses. He gave five written warnings for parking violations and two for traffic violations. Two of the parking violators received fines. Total calls to date for the bylaw officer has seen 68 calls for public education, with a total of 41 written warnings being handed out and 14 fines. He has received 10 calls, which fall under the "other" category.

2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games

Nipawin Mayor Lawrence Rospad received a letter from the Saskatchewan Games Council regarding the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games, which will be held July 29 to Aug. 4, in Meadow Lake.

This year is the 49th year of the Saskatchewan Games program. In an effort to mark and celebrate the 40th year of the Saskatchewan Games the town has been invited to participate in the Saskatchewan Games Council Reception, on Aug. 3, as well as the closing ceremonies on Aug. 4. As part of the closing ceremonies, each community that has hosted in the Saskatchewan Games will be recognized for the contribution to the games program. Nipawin hosted the games in 1998. Both Tim Verklan, the chairman of the games committee and Glen Day, former mayor who was in office when the games were held both invited to attend as well.

Rider Days in Nipawin

June 14 to 17 will be Rider Days in Nipawin. The event is to support the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The town of Nipawin ahs declared June 15 as Rider Day. It is anticipated that the entire community will be involved and get excited about showing their Rider Pride. In 2010 the streets were painted with footballs and the Saskatchewan Roughriders logo. The Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce is looking to do the same this year, which would get the town involved. Letters have been written to the schools as well as the business owners and the hospital staff to participate by wearing green for Rider Days.